Mrs. Ong Siew May’s suitcase

Title
Mrs. Ong Siew May’s suitcase
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: L:60.6 x W:41.7 x H:15.0
Accession No.
2001-00381
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Ong Teng Cheong c/o Mrs. Lim Siok Peng

Born in Shanghai in 1937, Ling Siew May (later Ong Siew May) was an architect and former First Lady. She married Mr. Ong Teng Cheong in the early 1960s and together they had two sons. She died on 30 July 1999. Mrs. Ong Siew May used the suitcase when she was studying at the University of Adelaide.